Telegraph Quick Crossword Answers - Aug 4
Quick Crossword No 31309
Across
Down
- 1MakeCREATE
- 2PinchingSTEALING
- 3FleeESCAPE
- 4Country in ScandinaviaSWEDEN
- 5AmazeSTUN
- 6EuphoricELATED
- 15Commercial enterpriseBUSINESS
- 17ProlongEXTEND
- 18AbhorrenceHATRED
- 19BeginsSTARTS
- 20RubberERASER
- 23ConceptIDEA
Crossword clues, hints, and answers
Across
- 7. Legal document — Answer: WRIT. Hint: A formal court-issued paper that commands or authorizes an action 📜
- 8. Stitch — Answer: SEW. Hint: Join fabric pieces together with a needle and thread 🧵
- 9. Inform — Answer: TELL. Hint: Give someone the news or make the facts known. 📣
- 10. Yellow fruit — Answer: BANANA. Hint: This cheerful tropical snack is often peeled before eating 🍌
- 11. Signify — Answer: DENOTE. Hint: Think of a verb meaning to indicate or represent something. 🔎
- 12. US poet — Answer: POE. Hint: Think of the famously gloomy American poet behind “The Raven.” 🐦
- 13. Want — Answer: DESIRE. Hint: To long for something is to feel this. 💭
- 14. Not a soul — Answer: NOBODY. Hint: Think of the complete absence of any person. 🚫
- 16. Distance — Answer: LENGTH. Hint: A measurement of how far something stretches from one point to another 📏
- 19. Nurse — Answer: SISTER. Hint: Think of a caring hospital worker who might also belong to a religious community. 🩺
- 21. Apposite — Answer: APT. Hint: Think of a word meaning especially fitting or appropriate. 🎯
- 22. Stern — Answer: STRICT. Hint: This describes a firm, no-nonsense attitude with little room for leniency. 🧱
- 24. Yearly — Answer: ANNUAL. Hint: Think of something that happens once every twelve months. 🗓️
- 25. Formerly — Answer: ONCE. Hint: Think of a time in the past, rather than now. ⏳
- 26. Consume — Answer: EAT. Hint: What you do when you take a bite of something 🍽️
- 27. Appear — Answer: SEEM. Hint: Give the impression of being something or having a certain quality. 👀
Down
- 1. Make — Answer: CREATE. Hint: Bring something new into existence with your imagination and effort 🎨
- 2. Pinching — Answer: STEALING. Hint: Taking something that isn’t yours is a sneaky five-fingered deed. 🖐️
- 3. Flee — Answer: ESCAPE. Hint: Get away quickly when danger is near 🏃
- 4. Country in Scandinavia — Answer: SWEDEN. Hint: This Nordic nation is famous for IKEA, ABBA, and snowy archipelagos. 🇸🇪
- 5. Amaze — Answer: STUN. Hint: Leave someone speechless with surprise or admiration 🤩
- 6. Euphoric — Answer: ELATED. Hint: Feeling wonderfully joyful and on top of the world describes this mood. 😊
- 15. Commercial enterprise — Answer: BUSINESS. Hint: A company or trade venture that aims to make money 💼
- 17. Prolong — Answer: EXTEND. Hint: Give it more time to run its course ⏳
- 18. Abhorrence — Answer: HATRED. Hint: Think of the intense dislike you might feel toward something truly detestable. 🤢
- 19. Begins — Answer: STARTS. Hint: What something does when it gets underway 🚀
- 20. Rubber — Answer: ERASER. Hint: It tidies up pencil mistakes without needing soap. ✏️
- 23. Concept — Answer: IDEA. Hint: A thought or notion that forms in your mind 💡
Here are the Telegraph Quick Crossword answers for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 — every solution for that day's British quick crossword (straight definitions, typically 13×13), listed at the top of this page. Whether you're catching up on a puzzle you missed, settling a “what was the answer on August 4?” question, or checking a grid you finished that day, the complete clue-by-clue solution is right here. Looking for today's puzzle instead? Head to our live Telegraph Quick Crossword answers page.
Telegraph Quick Crossword answers for August 4, 2026
The full solution for the August 4 Telegraph Quick is shown above, laid out clue by clue — every Across answer followed by every Down answer, exactly as that day's grid read. Each answer is listed separately, so you can check just the clue you were stuck on and leave the rest. This is the confirmed grid as published on Tuesday, August 4.
Full Telegraph Quick Crossword answer list for August 4, 2026
Every clue from the August 4 grid next to its solution — the same answers as the board above, in one plain list you can scan without tapping.
Across
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Legal document | WRIT |
| 8 | Stitch | SEW |
| 9 | Inform | TELL |
| 10 | Yellow fruit | BANANA |
| 11 | Signify | DENOTE |
| 12 | US poet | POE |
| 13 | Want | DESIRE |
| 14 | Not a soul | NOBODY |
| 16 | Distance | LENGTH |
| 19 | Nurse | SISTER |
| 21 | Apposite | APT |
| 22 | Stern | STRICT |
| 24 | Yearly | ANNUAL |
| 25 | Formerly | ONCE |
| 26 | Consume | EAT |
| 27 | Appear | SEEM |
Down
| # | Clue | Answer |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Make | CREATE |
| 2 | Pinching | STEALING |
| 3 | Flee | ESCAPE |
| 4 | Country in Scandinavia | SWEDEN |
| 5 | Amaze | STUN |
| 6 | Euphoric | ELATED |
| 15 | Commercial enterprise | BUSINESS |
| 17 | Prolong | EXTEND |
| 18 | Abhorrence | HATRED |
| 19 | Begins | STARTS |
| 20 | Rubber | ERASER |
| 23 | Concept | IDEA |
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